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        <description><![CDATA[ The university marked a step forward in biomedical innovation in Southwest Virginia with the opening of a clean room facility to produce clinical-grade therapies under federally regulated standards.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine recognized students, faculty, and staff for service and community engagement at the Dean’s Ut Prosim Awards in Roanoke. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Xuansong Mao of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will use a Lyerly Postdoctoral Excellence Award to research the role of exercise in Alzheimer’s, metabolic conditions, and age-related cognitive decline. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine student is studying transcranial magnetic stimulation as a potential treatment for methamphetamine addiction, earning a Letter of Distinction at the school&#39;s Student Research Symposium. . ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine students matched into residency programs across 23 states and Washington, D.C., marking a major milestone in their medical training.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ People who smoke menthol cigarettes face higher mortality rates than non-menthol smokers. Researcher Carol Bovo will use a Postdoctoral Excellence Award to study the factors that may inform the decision of whether to quit following a regulatory menthol ban. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The study, led by Fralin Biomedical Research Institute exercise medicine scientist Zhen Yan, identified an important cell signaling mechanism that could be a target for treating diabetes. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A new study by exercise medicine scientist Sarah Lessard found that feeding mice with hyperglycemia a high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet lowered their blood sugar and improved their bodies’ response to exercise. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Allyson Herriges spent 10 years as a military police officer before raising children with special needs led her to study neuroscience in Virginia Tech’s Translational Biology, Medicine, and Health Graduate Program. Now, a James R. Carter Sr. Memorial Award is supporting her research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Two cross-institutional teams will study brain circuit changes in Down syndrome and persistent lung infections in cystic fibrosis. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ As federal policymakers weigh potential changes to how biomedical research is funded and regulated in the United States, Robert Gourdie of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC highlights the importance of preserving the nation’s ability to turn discovery into life saving therapies. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With support from a Ray A. Gaskins graduate fellowship, Md Ruhul Amin is exploring the therapeutic potential of milk-derived exosomes in treating heart attacks and tissue damage. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Read Montague of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC will share how his group’s pioneering technology measures the release of dopamine, serotonin, and other neurochemicals in the living human brain.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s Munson lab completed one element of an engineered tissue model that could advance medical and drug testing and provide a new tool for precision medicine. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The bold new art exhibition at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine opens Thursday, June 5, with a public reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Riverside 2 Building at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Roanoke branch of the NAACP honored Lee Learman a Citizen Award for his outstanding contributions to medicine in the Roanoke Valley during the organization&#39;s 25th annual awards banquet. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kishore, a physician and heath care access advocate, will urge graduates to lead with compassion and serve marginalized communities at Saturday&#39;s ceremony for the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Nicholas Rider, a faculty member in Health Systems and Implementation Science at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, recently co-chaired an international conference in New York that focused on ways health systems can leverage artificial intelligence to improve patient outcomes. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ High-intensity electrical pulses have been medically used to destroy tumors while sparing healthy tissue. But lower-intensity pulses may have a different effect — they reshape the battlefield, making tumors more vulnerable to the body’s own defenses. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ DiFeliceantonio discussed the prevalence of ultra-processed foods in the American diet, their association with various health issues, and the challenges of navigating food choices in a highly processed environment, among other topics. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cynthia Morrow is stepping down from her curriculum leadership position at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine to take on a larger role in public health as the district director for the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts and the pilot regional director for Southwest Virginia within the Virginia Department of Health. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Emergency physician and injury prevention researcher Marian Betz will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ On Rare Disease Day, we recognize Virginia Tech researchers working to identify, treat, and support patients diagnosed with conditions that individually affect 200,000 or fewer in the U.S. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ryan Purcell, an assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute, deploys advanced technology to investigate cellular and molecular neurodevelopment. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Mason Wheeler, a doctoral candidate in the Pfleger Lab at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, earned a prestigious Ruth Kirschstein Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Josh Perez joined the Peace Corps searching for transformative experiences in community engagement. He found that and a lot more. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The program, headquartered on the Health Sciences and Technology campus in Roanoke, celebrated its first 10 years recently by inviting back alumni now serving in academia, industry and policy-making for a symposium. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Vera Gorbunova will share groundbreaking research on the biological mechanisms of aging at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC’s next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine honors the school for the seventh straight year. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Early Identification Program provides intensive preparation over two summer sessions for rising undergraduate juniors and seniors. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ New Fralin Biomedical Research Institute researcher Sarah Lessard hopes her research will help people with metabolic disease and chronic illnesses lead healthier lives. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sally Allain, formerly the Head of Johnson &amp; Johnson Innovation JLABS @ Washington, D.C., has been named the chief of health sciences growth and innovation officer with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the Office of Health Sciences and Technology. ]]></description>
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        <title>Thomas K. Miller honored with emeritus status</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Miller made significant contributions to the university through his work in a wide variety of education, research, clinical care, and service endeavors, including serving as vice chair for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, section chief of sports medicine, medical student clerkship director, and director of graduate and undergraduate orthopaedic education. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Explore an inside look at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine and the unique experiences of its students. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Burst sine wave electroporation was found to cause less damage to cells and tissue but more disruption to the blood-brain barrier.   ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Medical students help the Bodies and Bites program brings a refreshing wave of inspiration and education to underserved youth in Roanoke. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In the 14 years since the first class stepped through the doors, the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine has established itself as a prominent destination for medical students seeking proven, innovative, real world learning experiences that incorporate valuable opportunities for research and discovery. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine is joining a group of nine other medical schools to advance constructive dialogue in academic medicine. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Carilion Clinic recently received accreditation to start an orthopaedic surgery residency program, and the first four residents will begin the five-year residency in July.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Meike van der Heijden, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will use the award from the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation to study electrical signals in the brain connected to a movement disorder. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Fletcher Nichols brings to life the symbolic images of fatherhood in this new art exhibition. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Public policies intended to reduce harm might perpetuate health disparities in cigarette smoking, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S., a study finds. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Michael Friedlander, Fralin Biomedical Research Institute executive director and senior dean for research at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, shares Virginia Tech’s integrated research model as a part of a panel on medical education. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A leading figure in global child health, Zulfiqar Bhutta will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture on April 4 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Ryan Montalvo is an inaugural recipient of a Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Postdoctoral Excellence Award. He works in the lab of Zhen Yan, a leader in the field of exercise medicine research. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jennifer Munson, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, shared her data on fluid flow in brain tumors with Virginia Tech’s Visionarium, which created 3D visualizations that allow new insights by Munson and her team. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A study by Wynn Legon, assistant professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, found that narrowly focused soundwaves aimed at an area of the brain called the insula reduced both the perception of pain and the body’s reaction to it. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The spring season of the lecture series, which begins Jan. 12, features 21 experts sharing leading discoveries at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute sites in Roanoke and Washington, D.C. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ In a first for Virginia Tech, Katelyn Stebbins received a competitive National Institutes of Health F30 award to fund her remaining neurobiology doctoral program and medical degree. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Assistant Professor Sumita Mishra explores specific molecular pathways underlying a common form of heart disease that afflicts millions of Americans, predominantly women. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Emma Leslie, a translational biology, medicine and health doctoral student, is focusing on people aged 18 to 25 because ultra-processed foods make up the bulk of their diets. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A new Fralin Biomedical Research Institute award for postdoctoral scholars will help Chelsea Phillips advance research related to cellular junctions in heart cells. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The gift prioritizes novel approaches to unsolved questions in neuroscience research. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Renesa Tarannum, who earned a medical degree in Bangladesh, is working on her doctoral research while making progress toward becoming a licensed U.S. physician. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Motor learning expert and National Academy of Sciences member Amy Bastian will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture on Nov. 2 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Roberta Freitas-Lemos of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute received a career development grant to examine socioeconomic cancer disparities of tobacco policy. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Barrett is a double Hokie who will lead the school&#39;s finance and business operations as it moves through anticipated growth in coming years. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC announced its 14th annual Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series, which showcases health innovators and thought leaders. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A team of investigators in John Chappell’s lab at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC made a discovery that could inform new therapies. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ With funding from Virginia Catalyst, also known as the Virginia Biosciences Health Research Corp., Virginia Tech is engaged in three collaborative bioscience projects to address unmet health care needs in Virginia. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Rare Disease Day, which falls on the last day of February, recognizes people living with the challenge of uncommon diagnoses. Virginia Tech scientists are trying to make a difference. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ By studying zebrafish, Albert Pan and his team found a molecule critical in development of the brain’s stress response. The findings may may lead to new therapies for stress-related disorders such as depression and anxiety.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Giving Day contributions to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have double the impact, unlocking $20,000 to the Seale Innovation Fund to accelerate innovation ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ For the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC professor, thinking about important questions leads to innovations that can improve lives. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Sisters with a very rare genetic mutation that affects brain development are benefitting from a form of intensive therapy being studied at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Neuromotor Research Clinic. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Jennifer Munson, a biomedical engineer and cancer researcher, was elected by her peers to co-chair the Physical Science of Cancer Gordon Research Conference in Galveston, Texas, Feb. 5 to 10 ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cognitive neuroscientist Damien Fair will talk about how big data inform what we can learn about the brain, from infancy through adolescence and young adulthood, at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 9, at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The awards are intended to enhance the research and clinical training of promising students seeking careers as scientists, physician-scientists, or clinician scientists interested in improving global cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and brain health. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Speakers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute’s event will share leading discoveries in substance use, neuroscience, pancreatic cancer, child health, and more. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Scientists will be able to access the Leica Stellaris 8 equipment delivered to the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in December. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Students dig deep into innovation during 2022 Health Sciences and Technology Hokie Pitch at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ A National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine member will share her research on deep brain stimulation as an experimental treatment for depression during a public lecture at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Lynn Stanwyck is one of three Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine students who will receive their graduation hoods and diplomas in a ceremony at 9 a.m. Dec. 17 at the school’s Roanoke campus. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kim Boggess, a professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, will speak at the 12th annual Delta Dental of Virginia Oral Health Endowed Lecture at 7 p.m. Jan. 4. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ James Smyth, associate professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, has been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to discover why viruses that normally infect our lungs can turn deadly when they infect the heart. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Scientists with Virginia Tech’s Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC are leading a five-year, $3.5 million study that has potential to deliver research-based health policy guidance for new tobacco regulations as well as evaluate the health consequences of people’s economic choices. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Master diagnostician Gurpreet Dhaliwal will offer 10 approaches clinicians can adopt in the quest to become better diagnosticians in a public lecture at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. The lessons and approaches have implications for reasoning, judgment, and decision-making that apply to all professions and will interest people from a wide range of backgrounds. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Foods such as sugary soft drinks, baked goods, chips, burgers, and fries can cause compulsive consumption, have mood-altering effects, and trigger strong urges, according to scientists from the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC and the University of Michigan. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ When Melissa Leaf entered the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in 2020, she wanted to remain involved with animals. She balances her time between medical studies and work at Roanoke’s Veterinary Emergency Services, where she provides urgent and emergency veterinary care, diagnostics, procedures, and surgeries. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Robert Califf will discuss his vision for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in a virtual talk, “The Role of Translational Science in Addressing the Decline in Health Status in the U.S: A Perspective from the FDA,” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Since arriving at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in 2020,  Lauren “LB” Canary has immersed herself in organizations and causes dedicated to serving those less fortunate. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Michael Friedlander will help advise Gov. Glenn Youngkin and legislators on the scope of rare diseases in the commonwealth and their impact on Virginians. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The new class includes 11 women pursuing doctoral degrees and three students in the new M.D.+Ph.D. track. The program enrolled its first class in 2014. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Zach Williams has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health’s Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award program to pursue study of a synthetic molecule&#39;s potential as a therapeutic for heart arrythmias and sudden cardiac death. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Friedlander, the founding executive director of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, and Fralin, a health care executive who has helped build the biotechnology industry in Virginia, will be recognized for increasing the level of advocacy for medical and health research. President Joe Biden and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg are among the past honorees. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Pamela Ronald, a plant pathologist known for developing a form of rice that tolerates prolonged flooding, will deliver the next Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture at 5:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC in Roanoke. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Lauren &#34;LB&#34; Canary of the Class of 2024 and Raymond Uymatiao of the Class of 2025 will receive full scholarships for the remainder of medical school from the National Health Service Corps in return for placement in underserved areas after residency.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The event is at noon Oct. 27 at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke. Louis Pangaro, a professor of medicine at the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland, will present “What Does Physiology Teach Us About Assessment and Evaluation?”  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Cancer biologist Kathleen Mulvaney joins the faculty of the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC on Oct. 1. Her lab will be in Washington, D.C., on the Children’s National Research &amp; Innovation Campus as part of a partnership between Virginia Tech and Children’s National. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The academy recognizes physicians who have devoted their careers to surgical education. Individuals are selected to join following stringent peer review.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The students studying in majors in the College of Science are part of the inaugural Integrated Health Sciences and Research Program at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Christina Ortiz, the Morris Cohen Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at MIT, will share her vision of more inclusive and socially responsible scientific and technological research in a talk titled “Socially-Directed Science and Technology: Design at the Intersection of History, Sustainability, and Equity with Applications to Biotechnology and Biomaterials.” The talk, at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 22, is the first in in the 2022-2023 Maury Strauss Distinguished Public Lecture Series, hosted by the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ &#39;eARTh&#39; artist and horticulturalist Diane Relf has curated an exhibit that features some sort of discarded treasure that has been transformed into a beautiful work of art. The exhibit’s opening reception will be held on Sept. 20 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the school at 2 Riverside Circle in Roanoke. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Brittany Howell, an assistant professor at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, is leading part of a nationwide National Institutes of Health study to address the opioid crisis, which has disproportionately affected rural communities in the commonwealth.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC recently recruited neuroscientist Matthew Weston to investigate childhood epilepsy, particularly how specific genetic variants that cause the disorder regulate brain activity. ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Kelly Ingram’s fascination with the human body began at age 6, when she memorized the bones of the body on her LeapPad learning tablet.  ]]></description>
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        <description><![CDATA[ “If you’re not out there understanding and engaging in conversation with the community, then how are you supposed to know how to best help them?” said Gabriela Carrillo, a doctoral candidate in Virginia Tech’s translational biology, medicine, and health graduate program. ]]></description>
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